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re: ESPN 30 for 30: Requiem for the Big East
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:09 pm to undecided
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:09 pm to undecided
Inaugural tournament - invite all original members of the current Big East.
Georgetown
Seton Hall
Providence
St. John's
Villanova
Then throw in Syracuse, Boston College, and Connecticut; the final three original members.
You can do it with those eight, and then add four to get to 12 so it can be a four-day event.
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Louisville
Cincinnati
You also have West Virginia, DePaul, and Notre Dame who are traditional basketball schools who you could rotate in. It would be a fantastic event.
ETA: And shite, get some sportswriters to seed the thing each year. Give it a real tournament feel. If you lose in the first round, you don't get to come back the next year. So the 8 teams that don't get one of the four byes have to win (losers would be replaced by Notre Dame, West Virginia, DePaul, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, etc.). Sort of like relegation in soccer.
Georgetown
Seton Hall
Providence
St. John's
Villanova
Then throw in Syracuse, Boston College, and Connecticut; the final three original members.
You can do it with those eight, and then add four to get to 12 so it can be a four-day event.
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Louisville
Cincinnati
You also have West Virginia, DePaul, and Notre Dame who are traditional basketball schools who you could rotate in. It would be a fantastic event.
ETA: And shite, get some sportswriters to seed the thing each year. Give it a real tournament feel. If you lose in the first round, you don't get to come back the next year. So the 8 teams that don't get one of the four byes have to win (losers would be replaced by Notre Dame, West Virginia, DePaul, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, etc.). Sort of like relegation in soccer.
This post was edited on 3/17/14 at 12:22 am
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Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:11 pm to BayouBengals03
that event would be awesome
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:11 pm to BayouBengals03
That sounds awesome 
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:12 pm to undecided
God I can't stand Wilbon
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:27 pm to undecided
I want to be the director of it. 
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:02 am to undecided
Watched the first 10-15 minutes and was loving it.
Can't wait to see the rest. DVR'd it. And I hope I can find it on the internet.
Can't wait to see the rest. DVR'd it. And I hope I can find it on the internet.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:14 am to paperstreet
Just saw a clip of Sonny Vacarro 
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:15 am to paperstreet
quote:same
Watched the first 10-15 minutes and was loving it.
quote:I bet itll be on youtube soon
And I hope I can find it on the internet.
This post was edited on 3/17/14 at 12:17 am
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:21 am to WestCoastAg
the Book of Manning was up pretty quick, I believe
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:27 am to paperstreet
Some guy just compared football to heroin
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:28 am to RTR America
It was good. Sad that we'll never see that again.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:31 am to BayouBengals03
John Thompson on Syracuse leaving: "Et tu brute" 
This post was edited on 3/17/14 at 12:32 am
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:36 am to BayouBengals03
I don't think it'll be long until the current Big East expands, but to do so they'll probably have to partially destroy another historic basketball conference - the Atlantic 10.
Atlantic Division
Georgetown
Villanova
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
VCU
Saint Joseph's
Massachusetts
Midwest Division
Marquette
DePaul
Xavier
Butler
Creighton
Saint Louis
Dayton
Wichita State
It would be a fantastic league. And the tournament in the Garden would be just as amazing as it used to be. Well, almost.
The A-10 would have just eight teams remaining. They'd have to raid the Colonial and Missouri Valley like they have before.
Atlantic Division
Georgetown
Villanova
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
VCU
Saint Joseph's
Massachusetts
Midwest Division
Marquette
DePaul
Xavier
Butler
Creighton
Saint Louis
Dayton
Wichita State
It would be a fantastic league. And the tournament in the Garden would be just as amazing as it used to be. Well, almost.
The A-10 would have just eight teams remaining. They'd have to raid the Colonial and Missouri Valley like they have before.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:38 am to RTR America
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:42 am to BayouBengals03
I really liked the pick up of Creighton even though it doesn't make a ton of sense geographically.
I think it is going to be interesting to see what the American does with Louisville leaving. You still have good basketball schools in UCONN, Memphis, and Cincy. Larry Brown looks to building a good program at SMU. Houston should be good considering the talent there.
I like the idea of some damn good basketball only conference being formed.
NCAA basketball needs some new life pumped into it.
I think it is going to be interesting to see what the American does with Louisville leaving. You still have good basketball schools in UCONN, Memphis, and Cincy. Larry Brown looks to building a good program at SMU. Houston should be good considering the talent there.
I like the idea of some damn good basketball only conference being formed.
NCAA basketball needs some new life pumped into it.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:46 am to RTR America
If the Big East stole some A-10 schools like I mentioned, that 16-team conference would get 9 teams in the tournament most years.
And since they're all basketball-only in division I (at least for now), the league should be able to thrive for a while.
I wonder if this is in the works.
And since they're all basketball-only in division I (at least for now), the league should be able to thrive for a while.
I wonder if this is in the works.
This post was edited on 3/17/14 at 12:47 am
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:46 am to RTR America
Just finished it. Damn good 30 for 30
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:48 am to RTR America
ACC is going to be even better with the addition of Louisville.
They (ACC) should get a bigger stage for the tournament. I know they're going to DC in 2016, which is good, and in discussions for Brooklyn in 2017, which is even better.
They (ACC) should get a bigger stage for the tournament. I know they're going to DC in 2016, which is good, and in discussions for Brooklyn in 2017, which is even better.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:50 am to paperstreet
There's too many teams in the ACC that don't really give a frick about basketball. ACC games aren't exciting.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:52 am to paperstreet
As long as they don't mess with the Kentucky Louisville game I wish them the best of luck as an awesome basketball conference.
I just feel bad for poor Memphis. They were finally going to be in a good conference (Big East) and everything just blew up.
I just feel bad for poor Memphis. They were finally going to be in a good conference (Big East) and everything just blew up.
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